Military, police, or like belt



Jan. 1o, 1928. 1,655,527

W. ABRAHAMS MILITARY, POLICE, OR LIKE BELT F11-ed sept. 17. 1924INVENTOR //-M Patented` Jan. 10, 1928.

.. unirsi) gSTA WILLIAM ABRAHAMS, or rHILnnELrHIA, krr.ivivsrmmivla.

iurmmanxlromon, oniirxn BELT.

Application sied september 17,1924. sensi No. 738,127.

This invention, stated in its broadest terms, relates to an article ofwearing apparel and has more especial relation to a military, policeor-lilre belt.

As at present manufacturecha belt of the character stated, is made inbut one length so that a policeman, for example, is required to have onebelt i'or use in winter andanother belt for use in summer. The reasonfor this is that the type oi' belt under discussion is worn overanovercoat in winter time and requires an extra long belt, whereas, insummer time a shorter belt sufiices. To manufacture said belts, whichare usuaL ly of leather, requires the selection of a very good grade ofmaterial, free from flaws throughout its length which tends tomaterially increase the cost thereof. Another disadvantage 01"' presentbelts is that in use the cartridge carrier tends to sag or fall awayfrom the belt proper.

' The leading object oi the present invention ris to overcome'the abovedescribed disadvantageous features and provide a belt of the characterstated which is readily adjustable for use bothiii winter and summer. Afurther object is to provide a belt in which the waist strap is made intwo parts so that extra long strips of leather are not required and inwhich shortor scrap strips of leather may be utilized ttor the remainderthereo'i', thus tending to greatly reduce the cost ot a belt of the typeunderdiscussion.

A further object is to providey a belt in which the cartridge carrier is.detachably connected with respect to the relatively long and shortwaist straps in such manner as to preclude sagging of the cartridgecarrier. Other and 'further objects not at this time appearing will bereferred to hereinafter.

The invention consists yoiff the novel c0n-` struction hereinafter'described and finally claimed. j

The nature, characteristic features and scope oic the' invention will bemore iully understood from the following description taken in-connectionwith the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, and in which Fig. l,is a perspective view of a belt embodying features of the presentinvention.'

Fig. 2, is a fragmentary view in elevation illustrating the partsextended to form a longbelt;

Fig. 3, is a fragmentary view in plan illustrating the parts adjusted toform a short belt, yand A Fig. 4, is a view in section taken upon'the jline 4`-4 of Fig. 3. Y

- For the purpose of illustrating my invention Icliave shown 'in theaccompanying 'drawings oneform thereof which is at pres ent preferredvby me, since the same has been ,y Y

'found-in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results,`althoughit is to be understood thatthe various instrumentalities of kwhich myinvention consists can be variously arranged and organizedandfthat myinvention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization ofthe instrumentalities as herein shown and desoribed.

Referring now to the rdrawings in detail, the numeral l designates a`relatively long vwaist encircling strap andthe numeral 2, a shortsection of strap. Usually such'straps are of leather although obviouslyother material may be employed. Thus a verygood grade of leather, freefrom flaws may be utilized for the long section of strap and short endsor scrap materialmay be usedfor making the sections 2. Thus, primarily,a belt of the type under consideration maybe manufactured inV a veryeconomical manner. The numeral 3, designates a cartridge carrier whichin the present invention is used as the medium for eiiecting joiningtogetherofthey site end of strapl is detachably securedrin overlappingrelationl with respect to one.v end of cartridgefca'rrier 3 by means,for example, Y

of screws 5 which pass through registering' apertures in the said 4strapand carrier and (io-operatively engage washers 6 having screw-threadedopenings therein. The cartridge carrier, adjacentits place ofconnectionwith strap 1, is apertured as at 7 for a purposev to presently appear.Theopposite end of said cartridge carrier and the inner endof strip 2are apertured so as to register in overlapping relation and aredetachably connected by ineans,pfor example, ot

screws and washers similar in allrespectsto those previously describedand which are designated 5 and 6" respectively. They cartridgecarrier'is provided with conventional cartridge receiving pockets Sandisprovided atfeach end with loops 8. through ywhich in use, the beltparts 1 and 2 are passed. With the parts arranged as above devil scribedthe belt is applicable for use over the overcoat of the wearer, the beltin this case being eXtra long. For summer use, with the overcoatdiscarded, obviously a shorter belt is necessary. Heretofore it has beennecessary for the user to purchase a shorter belt. By the presentinvention, however, this disadvantage is overcome, it being merelynecessary for the wearer to remove screws 5 and 6', cause the end ofstrap 2 to abut with the end of strap l, replace said screws 5 andwashers 6', and employ additional screws 5 and washers 6 to secure thestrap2 with respect to strap l and provide a relatively short belt. Thestrap 2 is provided with additional apertures 9 and the cartridgecarrier is provided with additional apertures 7 in order that the partsmay be adjusted as just described independently of the usual. fasteningbuckle. Obviously 'an intermediate adjustment or adjustments may beelfected by moving strap 2 toward or` away from strap l any desireddistance and employing screws and washers for effecting attachment ofparts. For this purpose additional screws ll and washers l2 may betemporarily fitted to` apertures in the cartridge carrier and the strap2 may be provided with additional apertures for registering with thoseof the cartridge carrier as is readily apparent. It is to be noted thatthe cartridge carrier, when attached with respect to straps l and 2, isfirmly secured adjacent its top and bottom edges by the aforesaid screwsand washers thus eliiciently supporting the carrier to preclude saggingof the same under the weight of cartridges. Thus the cartridges may bemaintained in a vertical position, which is desirable for readywithdrawal, and a better appearing article is provided which from theviewpoint of a military or police inspector is essential. The remainingparts of the belt are of conventional type and forming no part of thepresent invention require no description. lVhile I have described amilitary or police belt of leather obviously belts of any material maybe employed and further the adjustable feature of the invention isapplicable to any form of belt. Obviously attaching mediums other thanscrews and washers may be used as snap fasteners or the rerated asdesirable like.

- It will now be apparent that l have de-l vised a novel and usefulconstruction which embodies the features of advantage cnuinin thestatement of the invention and the above description and while I have inthe present instance shown and described the preferred embodiment-thereof which has been found in practice to givesatisfa-ctory andreliable results. it is to be understood that the same is susceptible ofmodification in various particulars without departing from the spirit orscope of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

vWhat l claim is:

l. A military belt of the character stated comprising an elongatedcartridge carrier, a relatively long belt portion detachably andadjustably secured to one end of said cartridge carrier, a relativelyshort belt portion having one end thereof detachably and adjustablysecured to the other end of said cartridge carrier, and a buckleoperatively interposed between the free ends of said two belt portionsadjustably to secure the same to each other.

A military belt of the character stated comprising an elongatedcartridge carrier having a series of cartridge sockets on the outersurface thereof, a belt guiding loop secured to the other side of saidcartridge carrier at each of its opposed ends, a separate belt portionextending through each of said belt guiding loops and having its endoverlapping the corresponding end of said cartridge carrier, meanscommon to and cxtcnding through each of the ends of said cartridgecarrier and the corresponding overlapping end of said separate beltportions detachably and adjustably to secure the ends of said beltportions to said cartridge carrier, and means adjustably to secure thefree ends of said separatebelt portions to each other.

3. A military belt of the character stated comprising an elongatedcartridge carrier having a series of cartridge sockets secured to theouter surface thereof, belt 'guiding loop secured to each end of saidcartridge 'arrier on the other side thereof, a relatively long` beltportion having an end extending through one of said belt guiding loopsand overlapping the corresponding end of said cartridge carrier, arelatively short belt portion having an end thereof extending throughthe other of said belt guiding loops and overlapping the correspondingend of said cartridge carrier` a Hries of spaced apta-tures eirteudithrong the overlapping ends of said cartridge eauicr, and the two beltjgautions, screws extending through said ajiicrtures for delachably andadjust-ably securing the ends of said two belt portions in overlappingrelation to the corresponding ends of r=aid cartridge carrier, and abuckle operatively interposed between the free ends of said two beltportions adjustably to secure the same to each other.

WILLIAM ABRAHAMS.

